STAAR Vocabulary Part 2

Trapezoid

• A quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides.

• A polygon with four equal sides.

• A three-sided figure with one right angle.

• A shape with no parallel sides.

Equilateral Triangle

• A triangle with all three sides of equal length.

• A triangle with one angle greater than 90 degrees.

• A triangle with two sides of equal length.

• A triangle where all angles are acute.

Income Tax

• A tax imposed on individuals or entities based on their income.

• A tax on goods and services sold.

• A tax on property ownership.

• A tax on capital gains from investments.

Right Triangle

• A triangle with one 90-degree angle.

• A triangle with all sides equal.

• A triangle with no equal sides.

• A triangle with two 90-degree angles.

Payroll Tax

• A tax an employer withholds and/or pays on behalf of their employees based on the wage or salary of the employee.

• A tax levied on the profits of a business.

• A tax that employees pay directly to the government based on their income.

• A tax on goods and services purchased by consumers.

Rhombus

• A quadrilateral with all sides having equal length.

• A polygon with four right angles.

• A shape with only one pair of parallel sides.

• A triangle with all sides equal.

Inequality

• quantities that are equivalent

• quantities that are not equivalent or no equal

• quantities that are equal

• quantities that are similar

Isosceles Triangle

• A triangle with all sides of equal length.

• A triangle with at least two sides of equal length.

• A triangle with no sides of equal length.

• A triangle with one right angle.

Gross Income

• The total income earned before any deductions or taxes are applied.

• The income remaining after all deductions and taxes are taken out.

• The income earned from investments only.

• The total income earned from a single source.

Scatter Plot

• A type of chart that displays data as a series of points.

• A graph with points plotted to show a possible relationship between two sets of data.

• A diagram that represents the frequency of data points in a dataset.

• A visual representation of data using bars to compare different categories.